# Taiwan 7-Eleven and rail displays show political message after contractor breach

- Date: 2022-08
- Location: Taiwan
- Type: Screen hijack
- Sector: Retail

Hackers showed a political message on digital signs at 7-Eleven stores and on railway displays in Taiwan. Investigators said the server of the chain's signage contractor had been compromised, and reports said some 6,000 stores may have been affected.

## Sources

- [Hackers display political message on 7-Eleven and railway screens](https://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/08/04/2003782956) (Taipei Times)
- [Some 6,000 7-Elevens may have had digital signs hacked in last week's Taiwan cyber attack](https://www.sixteen-nine.net/?p=33536) (Sixteen:Nine)

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